John LeClair

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John LeClair bigraphy, stories - American ice hockey player

John LeClair : biography

July 5, 1969 –

John Clark LeClair (born July 5, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1993 but he had his most productive seasons while with Philadelphia on the Legion of Doom line, notably becoming the first American-born player to score 50 goals in three consecutive seasons.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Bellows Free Academy HS 22 41 28 69 14
1986–87 Bellows Free Academy HS 23 44 40 84 14
1987–88 University of Vermont ECAC 31 12 22 34 62
1988–89 University of Vermont ECAC 18 9 12 21 40
1989–90 University of Vermont ECAC 10 10 6 16 38
1990–91 University of Vermont ECAC 33 25 20 45 58
1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 2 5 7 2 3 0 0 0 0
1991–92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 59 8 11 19 14 8 1 1 2 4
1991–92 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 8 7 7 14 10 2 0 0 0 4
1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 72 19 25 44 33 20 4 6 10 14
1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 74 19 24 43 32 7 2 1 3 8
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 9 1 4 5 10
1994–95 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 37 25 24 49 20 15 5 7 12 4
1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 51 46 97 64 11 6 5 11 6
1996–97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 50 47 97 58 19 9 12 21 10
1997–98 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 51 36 87 32 5 1 1 2 8
1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 76 43 47 90 30 6 3 0 3 12
1999–00 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 40 37 77 36 18 6 7 13 6
2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 16 7 5 12 0 6 1 2 3 2
2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 82 25 26 51 30 5 0 0 0 2
2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 35 18 10 28 16 13 2 3 5 10
2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 75 23 32 55 51 18 2 2 4 8
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 73 22 29 51 61
2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 21 2 5 7 12
NHL totals 967 406 413 819 501 154 42 47 89 94